“I have worked in support of all the men and women throughout the Department of Homeland Security and in public service who work in, and even rush into, harm's way to protect us all. I have not for a single moment lost sight of what a privilege and honor it is to do so, nor of the obligations it carries on our Nation's behalf.”

American attorney and government official

Alejandro Mayorkas is an American attorney and government official who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a prominent figure in federal immigration and homeland security work. Before leading the department, Mayorkas directed United States Citizenship and Immigration Services from 2009 to 2013. He then served as the sixth deputy secretary of homeland security from 2013 to 2016, roles that placed him at the center of immigration policy and the broader administration of homeland security.